[Woodworkers] A question?

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TomEven with a splitter, if the board has enough internal tension, it can close up after passing the splitter. I had this happen last week and it actually cause the Sawstop to shut down.
I Like Royce said it can be quite unnerving when it happens.
Gary Williams


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From: Tom Lovelace via Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org>
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Sent: Tue, Feb 19, 2019 10:14 am
Subject: Re: [Woodworkers] A question?

Outstanding summary, Royce. Thanks!
TomL

> On Feb 19, 2019, at 9:08 AM, Royce Killion via Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
> 
> The both serve the same purpose of not letting a piece of wood that has not been seasoned correctly
> 
> or a board that has a lot on internal stress close on the backside of the blade which can be quite unnerving.
> 
> The will also keep cutoffs from wiggling over into the backside of the blade and whizzing by your head at
> 
> the speed of sound or worse.
> 
> I think the main difference is that a splitter is stationary where a riving knife
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> will follow the blade as you raise and lower it.  Also a splitter will often be higher
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> that the blade and will have to be removed for any kind of grooving cut where a riving
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> knife follows the blade and can be left on.
> 
> Royce
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> 
> On 2/19/2019 8:28 AM, Tom Lovelace via Woodworkers wrote:
>> What is the difference between a table-saw splitter and a riving knife?
>> Should I be using both?
>> Thanks
>> TomL
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